Taylor Gold Label
Designed with traditional acoustic guitar players in mind, Taylor’s Gold Label Collection promotes the brand’s signature playability in a guitar born with an old soul. The key to the Gold Label Collection’s success lies in its potent blend of old and new, pairing traditional elements from the acoustic guitar’s ’30s and ’40s heyday with Taylor’s cutting-edge modern enhancements. From the guitars’ Gold Label Fanned V-Class voicing architecture to their long-tenon neck joints and Taylor’s Action Control Necks, the Gold Label series unlocks the depth and warmth that traditional acoustic guitarists seek combined with Taylor’s unparalleled playability and acoustic craftsmanship.
An Aesthetic Rooted in the Past
Highlighting elements from the 1930s and the 1940s, the Taylor Gold Label Collection’s old-school appointments invoke the traditional essence of acoustic guitar design. These changes range from the series’ angled headstock to the glorious etching on the pickguard to the Honduran rosewood bridge, all of which are fine-tuned to recall the fineries of a bygone era. Even the headstock logo has been redesigned with a stylish “script” logo to better mirror the artistic flourishes of the legendary instruments crafted in the first half of the 20th century.
Gold Label Voicing Architecture
Stemming from Andy Powers’s revolutionary V-Class bracing, the Taylor Gold Label Collection’s Fanned V-Class bracing transforms this instrument’s voice with a rich, vintage-inspired character. Strum a chord or flatpick a melody on your Taylor Gold Label Collection guitar, and you’ll enjoy enhanced low-end resonance, a warm response, exceptional volume, and unparalleled note sustain and accuracy. Best of all, the old soul of the Gold Label Collection comes paired with Taylor’s signature playability, granting you the best of both vintage flair and modern capability in a single 6-string.
Long-tenon Action Control Neck
The Taylor Gold Label Collection introduces a fresh Andy Powers design that allows for unmatched string-height adjustment: the Taylor Action Control Neck. This system allows you to raise and lower the action of your acoustic in a matter of moments — a feat that, on most vintage-style acoustic 6-strings, at best requires shaving of the saddle and at worst means major surgery. This design builds upon the rich legacy that Taylor guitars have fostered for decades of superlative playability, lifelong reliability, and effortless adjustment.
LR Baggs Electronics
Instead of Taylor’s standard ES2 electronics system, the Taylor Gold Label Collection utilizes LR Baggs VTC electronics. This system offers both crisp articulation and warm, natural tone, allowing you to plug in onstage while preserving the guitar’s inherent acoustic character. Moreover, LR Baggs VTC electronics conveniently place a variety of tone-shaping tools right on the side of the soundhole, enabling easy access.
The Promise of More
Andy Powers continues to redefine the boundaries of what the acoustic guitar is capable of. Through innovative architecture, premium tonewoods, industry-acclaimed electronics, and beautiful new curves, the Gold Label Collection is purpose-built to inspire forward-looking players with the greatest sounds of the past.
